god said with so many people around the city and the country and all over the world have been saying over the last few days. ed, you did great. you really did great. so god bless, you ed koch. and god bless the city you love so much and that you served so well. [applause] the mayors, the governors, the senators, the other dignitaries that are here. yesterday i flew home from japan after spending eight hours there. it was ed koch's last gift to me. because, you know, you pick up a whole day when you come back from japan and every day counts. [laughter] so, thanks, mayor. i come here to speak for myself and also for hilary, who loved him very much and was grateful for his endorsement in every race she ran, and most greetful for a typically ed koch-deal. after she became a senator, he said, you know, i was for you, and new yorkers we come from everywhere and not everybody can be lucky like me and just be 100% new york, but you got get better at this. so every holiday season for years, he organized the following lunch. ed koch, hillary clinton, and allen keiswetter. i have yet to receive